30 Facts About Lim Eun-soo

Lim Eun-soo is a retired South Korean figure skater.

Lim Eun-soo is the 2018 Rostelecom Cup bronze medalist, the two-time CS Asian Open champion, the 2018 CS US Classic silver medalist, and the 2017 South Korean national champion.

Lim Eun-soo has finished within the top ten at three senior ISU Championships.

Lim Eun-soo has finished within the top five at the World Junior Championships for two consecutive years.

Lim Eun-soo was born on 26 February 2003 in Seoul, South Korea.

Lim Eun-soo started training with Chi Hyun-jung as her coach in 2014.

Lim Eun-soo obtained the bronze medal at the 2016 South Korean Championships, finishing behind You Young and Choi Da-bin.

Lim Eun-soo debuted on the Junior Grand Prix series in September 2016, placing fourth in Ljubljana, Slovenia.

In March, Lim Eun-soo placed fourth overall at the 2017 World Junior Championships, scoring personal bests in every segment of the competition in her ISU championship debut.

Lim Eun-soo surpassed her old record, with a difference of almost six points.

Lim Eun-soo later suffered a fall on a triple Salchow, along with a jump repetition violation on her double axel, double toe loop combination near the end of her program, after doing it again halfway through her program.

Lim Eun-soo was named as part of Korea's team to the 2018 World Junior Championships.

Lim Eun-soo obtained a personal best in the short with a score of 68.09.

About a month later, at the 2018 NHK Trophy, Lim Eun-soo earned a personal best of 69.78 in the short program, placing fourth.

Lim Eun-soo finished the competition in sixth place with a score of 196.31.

At the 2018 Rostelecom Cup, Lim Eun-soo placed sixth in the short, missing her opening combination and stepping out on both her double axel and triple flip.

At Four Continents, Lim Eun-soo placed fourth in the short program, with what would have been a new personal best score but for a one-point deduction for a time violation.

Lim Eun-soo went on to finish tenth at the 2019 World Championships, qualifying two spots for South Korea for the 2020 World Championships.

Lim Eun-soo had been skating slowly near the right-side boards of the rink and Bell struck Lim Eun-soo's calf with her skate toe pick while making a turn during her run-through.

Lim Eun-soo had to immediately stop her practice session to receive urgent medical treatment from the on-site medical staff outside the rink.

Lim Eun-soo's left calf had swelled up as a result of the incident.

Lim Eun-soo began her season with her new coach at 2019 CS Autumn Classic International, where she ranked fifth in the short program and third in the free, winning the bronze medal.

Lim Eun-soo won a second bronze medal at the 2019 Shanghai Trophy.

Lim Eun-soo rose to fifth place overall in the free skate.

Lim Eun-soo continued with struggles at the 2019 NHK Trophy, her second Grand Prix.

Lim Eun-soo was seventh as well at the 2020 South Korean Championships, but as several of the skaters ahead of her were senior-ineligible, she was sent to the 2020 Four Continents Championships, held that year in Seoul.

At the 2022 Korean Championships, Lim Eun-soo placed sixth in the short program but ninth in the free skate, dropping to ninth-place overall.

On July 11,2023, Lim Eun-soo announced her retirement from competitive figure skating.

Since retiring from competitive figure skating, Lim Eun-soo began choreographing for former coach, Choi Hyung-kyung's students.

Lim Eun-soo's clients have included Kim Chae-yeon and Lee Jae-keun.